Site #5.
Hooper St.

Public elementary school built late 1920s, but not open to African American children until 1965.

Many Antioch East Baptist Church Elders and current members were born and lived on this street, and still remember it as Hooper Street.

Site #5. Hooper Street

Located off Oakdale Rd., Hooper Ave. was the most enduring, entirely Black residential area in Candler Park. From the 1880s into the 1980s, it was a thriving African American neighborhood. Many Antioch East Baptist Church Elders and current members were born and lived on this street, and remember it well.

Two homes built in 1900 and a few from the 1920s are still recognizable. Most have had extensive makeovers or been torn down and replaced by larger 21st century houses.